Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 773 | 773 | 696 | 565 | 497 | 633 | 795 | 2589 | 1689 | 3003 | 3056 | 2701 | 2203 | 1881 | 1549 | 1104 | 809 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:17AM1.65m | 2:42PM1.79m | 2:56AM1.68m | 3:21PM1.81m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08PM0.41m | 8:18AM0.33m | 8:50PM0.37m | 9:00AM0.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | NNE 5 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 773 | 773 | 696 | 565 | 497 | 633 | 795 | 20 | 1689 | 3003 | 3056 | 2701 | 2203 | 1881 | 1549 | 1104 | 809 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 32 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 36 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 5 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 18 | 14 | 38 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | S 16 | SSE 6 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2589 | 146 | — | 7 | 7 | 15 | 25 | 95 | 241 | 543 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 101 | 193 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 257 |
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